A photo of a homeless man sitting inside an area fast-food restaurant has gone viral after the community banded together to find him help.

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Updated: 10:04 AM EDT Sep 28, 2017

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WEBVTT .rt A PHOTO OF A HOMELESS MANSITTING INSIDE AN INDEPENDENTSTRESS FOOD RESTAURANT HAS GONEVIRAL.STEVEN: WITH HIS HEAD DOWN ANDTEARS BEHIND HIS EYES, HE CAUGHTTHE ATTENTION OF A GOODSAMARITAN.ONLY ON 9, TAISHA WALKERINTRODUCES US TO THE MAN KNOWNrtAS POPS AND THE WOMAN WHOINSPIRED THE COMMUNITY TO HELP.TAISHA: PEANUT BUTTrtER AND JELLYIS A LUXURY FOR POP.>> ONE OF MY FAVORITES.TAISHA: BEING HOMELESS HE, USUALLY DOESN'T USUALLY EATrtTHIS OFTEN OR THIS MUCH.>> HE'S BEEN EATING ALL DAY.TAISHA: KATY HURST FIRST METPOPS AT AN INDEPENDENCE BURGERKING.>> I PULLED AROUND TO WAIT FORMY ORDER, AND HE WAS THERE ANDHE BROKE DOWN CRYING.rt>> I WAS LONELY.I WAS SAD.I HAD ONE BAD TIME AFTER THENEXT.rtIS FRAIL, IN CONSTANT PAIN.HE WAS PRAYING FOR AN ANGEL.>> I TOLD HIM THERE'S A PLACE ATrtTHE TABLE HE SAID FOR ME.I'M HUNGRY, I'M READY TO EAT.THERE IS A ROOM PREPARED FOR ME.I'D LIKE TO COME HOME.>>rt I SAID, "WELL, YOU'RE NOTGOING TODAY."TAISHA: HURST SHARED HIS STORYON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THECOMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO GIVING.LIKE THIS WOMAN OUTSIDE THATSAME BURKER KING.rt>> THIS PERSON WAS PART OF MYCOMMUNITY, AND A NEW HE WAS INNEED.TAISHA: ALTHOUGH HOMELESS, TODAYrtPOPS GOT A TASTE OF HOME, UNTILTHEY CAN FIND HIM A PERMANENTONE.>> WELL, I JUST HOPE THEY'LLLOOK AT PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESSIN MAYBE A DIFFERENT LIGHT.WE'RE NOT BAD PEOPLE.STEVENrt: IN ADDITION TO A PLACETO STAY, POPS ALSO NEEDS MEDICALATTENTION.HE HAS SEVEN BROKEN BONES.THE BURGER KING ON ST. NORWOODAND EAST 23RD STREET ININDEPENDENCE IS COLLECTINGDONATIONS.YOU CAN ALSO GIVE ONLINE.

Community coming together to help homeless man known as 'Pops'

A photo of a homeless man sitting inside an area fast-food restaurant has gone viral after the community banded together to find him help.